Effect of external resistance on propagation of action potentials in cardiac muscle and visceral smooth muscle in PSpice simulation

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 12-13, 2003, Pages 1443-1467

  Sperelakis, N ^a   Murali, K P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field mechanism; External resistance elevation; Propagation in cardiac muscle; Propagation in smooth muscle; PSpice simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042572421     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(03)90052-5     Document Type: Article

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